BILLY COBHAM Spectrum feat. F.Gambale, Novecento, B. Auger

[wisesatyr72]

damn the mosquitos are jamming too

[macmemo]

exelente voz de novecento y la musica de billy cobham impresionante, atte radio station fm stereo morelia mex

[walterboa]

io c'ero! fantastico

[jbctah]

Great!

[onamemmet]

my favourite guitarist on my favourite guitar; a religious combination.

[egyptianminor]

I disagree: to me the best version of 'Stratus' is on the CD Stanley Clarke & friends - live at the Greek, from 1994 -Clarke, Billy Cobham,Larry Carlton, Derron Johnson(keys) and Najee(sax). Carlton's style is not as fast or chop-oriented as Gambale's (who is a great player,all his own),but bluesy, soulful and melodic;also they change the groove for both the sax and guitar solos, which make it interesting.

[TheTimananda]

@egyptianminor

except this is Billy's band, his choice of musicians and NOT Stanley's. I had the CD and didn't care for it much, especailly THAT cut.

Larry Carlton is "smooth jazz" personified and this cut needs cojones.

but, that's taste for you.

[egyptianminor]

@TheTimananda Sounds like you didn't REALLY LISTEN to THAT cut, pal. Larry Carlton, may be an overall 'smooth jazz' player, but on that version of Stratus, there's absolutely NOTHING smooth about his solo, It's soulful, blistering, melodic, bluesy and played with a cutting tone. Gambale's a great player, but this 'chops show' doesn't have cojones, per se .Wanna a hear a Gambale solo w/ cojones E carajo? Search for 'Gambale Rattletrap". Peace, Hermano.

[cdmackay]

stratus - nice!

[vratis69]

Frank is good but Tommy Bolin's version kicks ass supreme,and he was only a teenager at the time

[massimo3601]

un grande frank gambale-all'inizio(e si nota come sia difficile entrare in questa mentalità) era un pò legato, poi si è sciolto e ha suonato suonando a la tommy bolin, poi un pò del suo stile, senza esagerare-ci vuole molta energia-bravissimo

[mrmacharp]

fingerbreaking bass, respect!

[guitarman770514]

change the name, this is Stratus, not Spectrum..

[HHDuke]

not bad but keyboard player is doing some bad mistakes !

[lesginka]

who is the young girl who is playing bass???? WOW!

[Modes9]

I love Pat Metheny, but he would sound very out-of-place here...

[albertoischia66]

grande

[ibanezdude777]

How I long to play with a band like this...or at least a band who has even a concept of this.

[thegreatbasher]

Frankie is a frikin monster on the jazz/ fusion solo guitar stuff. Super cool at Xmas time!!!

[ljguitar91]

@thegreatbasher Pat Metheny....

[FatherSars]

yea...

[TheMusikI]

I didn't think it was possible to top the album. Yet here it is!

[C0leman]

The title is indeed "Stratus", "Stratus" is on the album named "Spectrum". And "Spectrum" is another great song by Cobham too...

[TheNestor1971]

Increible !!!

[GreggaryPeccary]

this is stratus, or not?

[smackOfatz]

yes true!

[simontatt]

lovely stuff - seen Cobhams clean version o n ewe toob which is great but Jeff Beck`s version with Vinnie Colaiuta is supreme, I was lucky enough to have been present when Frank played the Marshall amp 75th or was it 50th anniversary gig in Cape Town 1992 as well as pushing Ibanez guitars. He was stunning promoting his sweep-picking technique, awesome guitarist.

[partgas]

Frank's looking like Uncle Fester these days.

[Fruktdemokrati]

But boy, can Fester sweep...

[brobade]

I have had the pleasure to study with Billy in the seventies. He is a true gentleman.

Oh and did I forget to mention AMAZING

drummer. How about that Frank on guitar

(Thunder from down under)

[mellowchatter]

Bass is lovely

[Nenad5150]

Gambale is a true guitar virtuoso. The undisputed king of sweeping! Yngwie who?

[opidacul]

great version, gambale said that the spectrum album is his favorite of all time .who is the babe on the bass???????!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[april164]

The girl on bass is Rossana Nicolosi ( italian band NOVECENTO )

[jesusdetoledo]

spectrum is a true masterpiece.

[pearbra]

Never heard Gambale better! More blues power and less sweeps ;-)

[Rikk303]

Been following Billy Cobham for 35 years now, not as a stalker, just a muso...if I met him I'm sure I'd be delighted by his realness

[frankmaiello]

So greate...funky on...

[coprey66]

This is pretty cool. Who are these guys?

[beanabus77]

Big up da Auger

[beanabus77]

You sound like my drummer.

[kjskdji]

Best version of Stratus yet. Gambale is great - despite w***ing off, he really stays in the groove. Thanks for posting!

[beanabus77]

Yeah I don't know how he does it. Almost every other guitarist who uses sweep/economy picking rushes.

[mcmillansabq]

Bass Player Chick has a great groove, but I just can't dig the tone. Sounds kinda like a synth bass through an AM radio. Otherwise, it's a fantastic video! Thanks for posting.

Flame away...

[HammondB200]

exactly what i was thinking

[jode72]

And is it me, or does Brian Auger look like Chris Berman on the keys? ;)

[jode72]

Big thanks for this clip. This is the only live version I've heard Billy play that I like even half as much as the studio cut - it's always too fast. This one CRAWLS along, as it should. Gambale owns it like no one since Tommy Bolin has, and Brian Auger is fabulous as always.

[frobishero]

This is 'Stratus' not 'Spectrum'. Please don't excite me with wrong titles again! I'd love it if anyone had a live version of 'Spectrum' (track three of the album 'Spectrum').

[frobishero]

Scratch that last bit, have seen some vids of Spectrum!

[sodafixer]

Im with you frobishero...I saw the title and was excitied....billy cobham...spectrum...man I havent even thought of that album since the 70s

[antsdick]

When they recorded this they only needed one Tommy now look at. Tommy was GOD. Ants

[ledbootz]

Billy is joy to listen to ... Frank's solo reminds me of John McLaughlin firery leads - powerful stuff. thanks for sharing

[goyito123]

billy cobham song?

[NixonMcvicar]

Fuck ! Who knew Dara O'Briain could play like that? The girl's pretty good too !

[CrossBonesAlex]

What an impressive guitar solo by Frank Gambale. Very nice.

[frederikolsen]

Damn, this is one of the best versions I've ever heard. RIP Tommy Bolin, one of the best guitarists ever...

[potdemas]

Phénoménal, tout simplement. J'adore également la "petite" bassiste, qui semble très émue. Peut-on voir ce concert dans son intégralité sur YouTube ?

[JustAnotherJimiFan]

This is sooo good. ALL the clips from the concert. 10^6 thanks, drummer9461.

[jdean9]

that bassist girl is so sweet

im in love

[FartheadOgre]

Uncle Fester is rockin'

[hueseph]

You mean Frank Gambale? ONE OF the greatest guitarists around today. Right up there with Allan Holdsworth. The man shreds with the best of them. I could see EVH choking trying to keep up with these "old men".

[dazedandconfucious]

hehe i think EVH is older than gambale

[d4e2007it]

LOL!

[pickmaster]

Great stuff, thanks for the post.

[classAvideo]

"Stratus," great stuff! What was the record date on this, and where? I love watching Cobham "save" everybody at the end of this jam. I've seen Cobham a couple of dozen times, going way back to (and before) the Billy Cobham / George Duke band. He always seemed to like playing the Great American Music Hall in San Francisco. Those were the days when he was playing those banana yellow drums with the big horns built into the tom-toms. Man, I'd love to see that set again! Terrific post! ****

[thechzman]

Those were Fibes drums....